vincentdenkspel

@wakabayashi thank your for your questions I can't give you an answer on 1) and 2) i'm not a developer. i'll have to ask @mdekker. Or better yet: maybe he can answer them. 3) it will be possible to donate any amount be also preconfigured amounts of €5, €10, €25, €50, €100 and €200. I think one can pay with creditcard and with paypal, although i'm not sure about the latter

A link will soon be posted Thank you for your patience

I created a new post in the general discussion section called "Indiegogo ElasticSearch project"

Would you like to have aan ElasticSearch module with features such as advanced text-based search and advanced filter options AND not have to pay € 450 (excl. VAT) for it? If your answer is YES the please do read on. If you answer is NO than you can skip this post. After nagging for months to Michael i finally got him convinced to do a crowdfunding project for an ElasticSearch module. The project will be hosted on Indiegogo. I really think crowdfunded development will be a great way to push TB forward. Crowdfunded development: In my opinion crowdfunding is a win-win-win situation. A quality module with advanced features that is fully compatible with TB will be developed. Also the developer can make a living and the module will make better and as such more attractive to other people so the user base will grow. Features: The module will consist of a two parts, namely a text-based search part and a filter part. Features text based search: - Possibility to: - Search within word - Select minimum word length - Blacklisted words - Field weight - Possibility to do: - Ajaxsearch - Normal search - Instant search - The ability to not index certain fields - The possibility to completely disable the module and fall back to standard search during index updates - The possibility for site-owner selectable search operator (and vs or) - The efficient & faster way to query of used by Brad (as discussed in “Let’s Talk about Search” thread). Support typos and misspellings correction Support field weight to define importance of fields ElasticSearch log in all available log levels - Support auto indexation on product add/update/duplicate - Support indexation defined on cron - Manual indexation fired in background with slow server timeout protection - Indexation cron links ready to use with 'Cron task manager' - Support full index regeneration and new add only missing products to index - Support advanced custom index configuration as json string - Support advanced custom search configuration as json string - Create multiple indexes separately for each shop and language Maybe it will also have the ability to support an ElasticSearch cluster and the possibility to have brad-style dropdown search results with the little thumbnails Features Filter: - Ajax filter - Price slider - Filter by: - Categories - Features - Manufacturer - Multiple selection per category - Filter options: Intersection∩ example: Product A {1,2,4,5(a,b,d,e,g),8,9} Product B {3,5(a,d,e),7,8,9 Product C {1,3,5(d,g)4,6,7,8,9) Product D { 2,5(a,b,f,g,h),6,7,8,9) Filter selection : { 2 ∪ 5(b,g) and 8 and 9} > {Product A,D} Union (∪) example: Product A {1,2,4,5(a,b,d,e,g),8,9} Product B {3,5(a,d,e),7,8,9 Product C {1,3,5(d,g)4,6,7,8,9) Product D { 2,5(a,b,f,g,h),6,7,8,9) Filter selection : { 2 and 5 and 8 and 9} > {Product A,B,C,D} - Filter on pages: - Home - Categories - Manufacturer - Supplier - Special pages - Best sales - New Products - Search pages - Display selected filter with a 'cancel' button - Possibility to hook the module to left, right en center - Possibility to display the filter result in grid or list view - Possibility to select infinite scroll The module will also be compatible with the warehouse and transformer theme. This module will be developed by developed by Michael (@mdekker) and can be developed for €2000. If you would like to have comparable features by buying commercial modules from the Prestashop addon store than you would have to pay about about €450,- (excl. VAT). Even than you would only get updates for 3 months and will it not be certain if the modules are compatible with TB. If this project can be funded in the near future than it should be possible to have a beta version of the module in mid-august or early September. So I really hope a lot of people will support this initiative so have can have a great search module in the near future. LET'S MAKE THIRTYBEES GREAT

@dynambee Yes. I'll be making a new post in the general discussions forum in about 12 hours

I can confirm that the warehouse theme is working with TB. @mdekker transferred my site form PS to TB. The PS site as well as the TB site where/are using the Wharehousetheme. He had to fix a small issue but everything is working fine now.

Hi all, I'm the one who suggested the possibility to crowd fund modules among which an elasticsearch module. I'm working out the idea and hope to post it here somewhere on the forum on thursday.

i agree with all. Especially the 'link with e-commerce' feature. I sell educational board games and write about how to use board games in schools. I would indeed like to have the possibility to link the game i write about to the article

@MockoB said in Crowd funding section: but hard to accomplish I believe I don't see why. See it as a challenge :) And what about if the module has bugs I'm not a developer, but i image that it is the same as when a new module is being developed. Various beta testing cycles and than a final release. In the various testing fases the funders could test the module. The developer also should calculate some extra time to fix bugs after final release of project. Also once the module is released to the public as open source than other people can help the fix bugs if they occur. or needs update with features That is not part of the initial project. If someone wants features added after release or want compatibility with future versions of TB than he can post this as a new project. what we really need is support which actually hears what merchants need! If this idea would be implemented and projects are funded than that is what merchants need. Otherwise they wouldn't have be funded.

Why ? If someone 'sees' a module that he would like to have he can fund the project with what he can miss. One can miss $10 and someone else maybe $50or more. One would expect that if you use this great software you are willing to contribute in some way. In the the idea i propose you have some influence on what is developed and what not. Let stick to my previous example: Let say a full featured quality gift card module would cost $10.000 to develop. I know I can't afford this kind of money. However, if there are 50 or maybe 100 other shop owners who also would like to have this module we now all have to pay between $100 and $200 . I know for me this is a clear choice. I rather pay between $100 and $200 for a module that I really would like to have and that is released as open source than pay $0 and don't have that module. Another option would be that the crowd funded module is first released to the funders and after 6 months or a year to the public. However, as I stated earlier I wouldn't mind if it was released to the public immediately.

Hi all, First of all congratulations with this release. I'm not a developer so this message is from the perspective of shop owner. I know there is a 'feature request section' on this site, but what i also would like is a 'crowd funding section' on this site. On this section people can post a 'projects' for a specific module that they would like to have developed. The difference between this section and the feature request section is would be a for paid development. I will try to explain. For example: I really would like to have a module to sell physical gift cards ( just like an amazon gift card or Bol.com cadeau kaart (for the Dutch people among us)). I would post this 'giftcard project' with detailed description on the crowd funding section. Developers can than make an offer to do this project. After that people can 'fund' the project. They would have to pay in advance to an 'entity' of thirty bees. In his bid the developer has to state how much percentage of the money need to be paid before he will start coding. The Thirty bees 'entity' will release money to the developer after the project is completed. Once the project is finished the module will be released to the public as an open source module (and NOT only to the people who funded the project) In short :) this would be something like Kickstarter but than only related to the development of modules for Thirty bees. In my opinion this 'crowd funding section' will be beneficial for Thirty bees, developers as well as shop owners. First of all thirty bees could charge a small monthly fee to developers in order for them to make a bids on a projects. In return Thirty bees will ensure that developers meet a certain level of competence to ensure the developed module are 'quality' products. Developers can can make money by developing modules and shop owners will not have to fund a module by themselves if enough other shop owners are interested. In case that a not enough people are willen to fund a project the project will be 'withdrawn'. Lets say several hundred shop owners spend a few hundred dollars a year on modules (i know i do). When all this money is 'combined' I think we as shop owners get more value for money e.g. 1+1=3 Looking forward to read what other people think of this idea. Best regards, Vincent